Originally Posted by
FNGFO
The “NK doesn’t have an aircraft order” angst is some of the silliest ****** I’ve seen. As though the music just stops in 2021 and Spirit will never grow again.
The business model is reliant on growing 15% a year. We’re picking up airframes wherever we can find them. That’s not indicative of a company that’s done with growth. Either Spirit will place an order and continue to grow organically, will be merged with someone with a bunch of slots in hand, might be bought by a legacy or the economy falls off a cliff and it’s all moot anyway.
Granted, I think they waited a bit too long and are scrambling to reach acceptable terms with production slots available on a timeline that NK would like. But I’m not worried about things just stopping cold in 20 months. That might mean aggressive vulturism as we see today or a separate fleet order. It doesn’t mean standing pat where we’re at.
My last regional said new bases. More planes. And united flow through. None of that happened and now they are out of business. RIP. Anyone whose flown 2001 or 2008 knows that the music can stop at ANY time. Will spirit continue to grow. 99% yes. But we have no order yet. Promises of a golden future are only heeded by the ignorant (been binging GoT and I start to talk like it lol) Go with the now. Not with the “maybe in a few years”. Just my .02. I fell for the regional BS hook,line, sinker. I try to educate people with my errors
